Verruca Treatment

So… What is a verruca? It’s a wart on the foot caused by a contagious virus infecting the skin. It’s usually spread through walking barefoot on communal surfaces that carry the contamination: hotel bathrooms, public showers, swimming baths, etc. Usually, it’s a weight-bearing area that gets the infection since that part of each foot makes most contact with the ground.

Commonality

The virus that causes verrucae and warts is called the Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV. It’s common enough to mean that most people end up with a verruca or wart at some time or other.

Preventing Verrucae

We’re splitting up this section because the advice that stops the spread of the papilloma virus is aimed at two groups of people: those that want to avoid verrucae – ‘Don’t catch it’ – and those that already have one – Don’t spread it!

Don’t catch it

Always use your own towels, flannels, etc. In particular, if you know someone has a wart, don’t share theirs.

Same goes for socks and shoes!

Seems like obvious advice but we know curiosity can get the better of some people: Don’t touch other people’s warts!